resort to

phrasal verb

resorted to; resorting to; resorts to

: to do or use (something) especially because no other choices are possible

He had to resort to asking his parents for money.

Examples of resort to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Upon rejection, Stroop resorted to burning the Jewish resistance out, employing flamethrowers and fire bottles. —David Unsworth, Fox News, 19 Apr. 2024

By way of explaining the strategic and tactical rationale of what was about to happen, the source resorted to a common frame of reference: the story of King Saul’s robe. —David Remnick, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2024

An embargo can force a business to consider cutting production or resorting to more expensive shipping options, like trucking, if that’s even an option. —Josh Funk, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024

Despite needing $3,000 and possibly resorting to stealing a convertible to make their way to the Windy City, the girls will stop at nothing to escape. —Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024

That’s a key factor that led major players in the AI space, such as Google and Meta, to resort to designing their own chips. —Dylan Sloan, Fortune, 11 Apr. 2024

At the same time, many low-income students are unable to find housing at all, often resorting to crashing with friends or bouncing between motel rooms. —Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 8 Apr. 2024

Idol mentors Tori Kelly and Jelly Roll joined the contestants at the resort to train the singers and prep them for the remainder of the competition. —Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 5 Apr. 2024

Great powers—including the United States—routinely resort to such tactics. —Rohan Mukherjee, Foreign Affairs, 4 Apr. 2024